myplace

Summary of the programme

The Big Lottery Fund is delivering myplace on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF). This is not Lottery funding.

Do you have the vision and drive to work with young people to deliver a world class place for them to go? If so, myplace may be able to help you turn your ideas into reality.

myplace aims to deliver world class youth facilities driven by the active participation of young people and their view and needs.

Is your project eligible for a myplace grant?

Funded projects must deliver all the following outcomes:

• more young people, parents and communities feel that young people have exciting and safe places to go in their leisure time where they can get involved in an attractive range of activities;
• more young people, particularly the most disadvantaged, participate in positive leisure time activities that support their personal and social development;
• more young people have access to information, advice and support services from within places they feel comfortable;
• stronger partnership working between local authorities, third, private and public sector partners to plan, deliver and operate financially sustainable youth facilities with and for young people.

myplace will only fund projects that will deliver on all four of these outcomes and demonstrate evidence of the real participation of young people, particularly disadvantaged young people, in the development, design and future of running of the project.

All projects will need to demonstrate genuine cross-sector partnership between public sector bodies and third and/or private sector organisations.

What to do next

There are two routes for myplace, fast-track and standard route. The Fast-Track is now closed for applications. More information on Fast-Track and Fast-Track News is available here

The standard route will provide applicants with an in-principle investment decision prior to providing capacity building support to help them develop their detailed delivery plans.

Application and guidance materials for the first funding round are now available. The deadline for fast-track applications is 29 July 2008 and the deadline for the standard route is 30 September 2008.

We expect to open a second funding round in early 2009 to commit a further £30m, plus any surplus from the first round. Potential applicants should note that the focus of the second round will be determined following a review of year one.

Questions about myplace? Find out more.

“The National Youth Agency believes the launch of myplace is a major step forward in delivering the vision set out in the Governments’ Aiming high strategy for young people”. Read more quotes 
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Contact

To find out more about myplace please contact our Big Advice Line on 0845 4 10 20 30 or general.enquiries@biglotteryfund.org.uk